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Pvt William John Kappel

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Pvt William John Kappel Veteran

Birth
Cudahy, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
9 Apr 1945 (aged 29)
Germany
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
Plot
Plot K Row 18 Grave 22
Memorial ID
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Pvt William John Kappel

Source: https://www.honorstates.org/profiles/35966/


Service Details

Service ID: 36709997

Name: William J Kappel

From: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Birth: DateSeptember 20, 1915

Casualty Date: April 9, 1945

War: World War II

Service Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Unit/Group: 462th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion

Casualty Type: KIA - Killed in Action

BurialPlot: K Row 18 Grave 22, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands

Notable Awards: ★ Purple Heart

Pvt William John Kappel

Source: https://www.honorstates.org/profiles/35966/


Service Details

Service ID: 36709997

Name: William J Kappel

From: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Birth: DateSeptember 20, 1915

Casualty Date: April 9, 1945

War: World War II

Service Branch: Army

Rank: Private

Unit/Group: 462th Anti-Aircraft Gun Battalion

Casualty Type: KIA - Killed in Action

BurialPlot: K Row 18 Grave 22, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands

Notable Awards: ★ Purple Heart


Inscription

PVT 462 AAA GUN BN
ILLINOIS

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Illinois.



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  • Maintained by: Frogman
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56300369/william_john-kappel: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt William John Kappel (20 Sep 1915–9 Apr 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56300369, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by Frogman (contributor 47380828).